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The quietly brilliant story of HTC
Over the year, HTC has transformed itself from a faceless OEM to one of the most trusted name brands in the smartphone market. Just to give you an idea of invisible the company’s name has been over the years, I’m sure a few of you didn’t know that HTC was the one who manufactured the…
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HTC fights back, sues Apple for patent infringement
Apparentlym HTC isn’t simply going to lay back and take a beating from Apple on this whole pattent infringement issue. HTC has fired back with their own lawsuite againg Apple, alleging that they are infringing on five of HTC’s patents with the production and sales of the iPhone. “We are taking this action against Apple…
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HTC expects Android to drive 36% increase in sales for Q2
We all know that HTC has never been in the same categories as the other big players in the handset market. Samsung, Nokia, LG, and all the other handset manufacturers churn through millions of phone per months, while HTC struggles to hit those same numbers in a quarter. But with the ever-increasing adoption rate of…
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HTC signs patent licensing agreement with Microsoft to use Android
Over the past year, the relationship between Microsoft and HTC seems to have cooled off a bit. HTC seems to be focused more on Android, but late last night, Microsoft and HTC announced a new agreement between the two companies. Microsoft and HTC have signed an agreement which gives HTC access to Microsoft’s patent portfolio,…
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HTC to buy out Palm? Rumors abound
With the weak sales of both the Pre and the Pixi, Palm is hurting. They’re looking for bids, possibly as early as this week, according to sources familiar with Palm’s situation. Among the companies showing interest are Lenovo and HTC. What could this mean for HTC? Well, it may just give them the patents they…
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HTC’s net profit rises 3.1%, outpaces competitor’s growth in U.S. market
HTC is off to a great start for 2010. Chief Executive Peter Chou recently mentioned that HTC is trending better than expected for the year: “It looks like the growth in the U.S market is faster than others.” He did not elaborate on which handsets are contributing to the market growth, but we can speculate…
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U.S. International Trade Commission could bar HTC sales in U.S. Market
The patent dispute between Apple and HTC seems to be heating up a bit. Apple is now bringing their complain before the U.S. International Trade Commission since they plain that HTC’s infringements violate the Tariff Act of 1930: “importation into the United States and sale of certain personal data and mobile communications devices and related…